The plastic bag ordinance comes into effect in less than 48 hours in the City of Chicago with the goal to push consumers to reduce disposable bag consumption and shift to reusable bags. The legislation and the retailers' plans are critical steps to achieve this goal but will not change consumer behavior on their own – what's missing is a way to encourage, incent, and reward this behavior change – this is the MY ECO program.
Due to Vietnam's industrialization and integration, the growth in electricity demand has been increasing at an enormous rate. With a population of over 90 million people and an average annual GDP growth rate of 6.9%, in order to ensure sustainable growth, Vietnam has increased its energy demand by 10% during the past 10 years, and is expecting to continue to do so by another 400% over the next 20 years. Electricity consumption accounts for the majority of the energy demand and is expected to increase at an even faster rate, by 600%, over the next 20 years.
When the world is busy in conserving every drop of water through various ways fearing scarcity of the natural resource in future, a Bengaluru-based scientist has invented a technology which can produce drinking water from clouds and can extract clean water even from water available in the air around.
Arkema and Hydro-Québec, through its subsidiary SCE France, have announced the signature of a partnership for the creation of a joint laboratory for research and development in the energy storage sector. More specifically, this laboratory will focus its work on the development of a new generation of materials for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, in particular new electrolytes (solvents, lithium salts, etc.) and conduction agents (carbon nanotubes, conductive polymers, etc.).
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Global Print Monitor meets Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group & Zee TV from India to hear more about the country's ambitious plan of building 100 smart cities. By Sabine A. Slaughter
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) is pleased to announce that four leaders have been elected to the independent Board of Directors. Joining the board are Mary Klein, President and CEO, NatureServe; Guy Gleysteen, Senior VP, Time Inc.; Bettina Ring, State Forester, Virginia; and Steve Bullard, Dean, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University.
The PEL Baby & Mega Jaws bottle crusher range reduces waste glass bottle bulk by 80% and diverts millions of bottles away from landfill sites
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